[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42878-42879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20539]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for 
Worker Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment 
Assistance

    In accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended, the Department of Labor herein presents summaries of 
determinations regarding eligibility to apply for trade adjustment 
assistance for workers (TA-W) issued during the period of July and 
August, 2001.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made and a 
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance 
to be issued, each of the group eligibility requirements of section 222 
of the Act must be met.
    (1) That a significant number or proportion of the workers in the 
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision thereof, have become 
totally or partially separated,
    (2) That sales or production, or both, of the firm or sub-division 
have decreased absolutely, and
    (3) That increases of imports of articles like or directly 
competitive with articles produced by the firm or appropriate 
subdivision have contributed importantly to the separations, or threat 
thereof, and to the absolute decline in sales or production.

Negative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

    In each of the following cases the investigation revealed that 
criterion (3) has not been met. A survey of customers indicated that 
increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker separations 
at the firm.

TA-W-38,673; BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc., Anchorage, AK
TA-W-38, 909; Dorsey Trainers, Inc., Elba, AL
TA-W-39,082; Birmingham Steel Corp., Joliet, IL
TA-W-39,409; General Cable Corp., Communication-Datacom Div., Cass 
City, MI
TA-W-38,899; Federal Mogul Corp., Powertrain Div., Malden, MO
TA-W-38,882; Thalman Manufacturing Co., Inc., Hempstead, NY

    In the following cases, the investigation revealed that the 
criteria for eligibility have not been met for the reasons specified.
    Increased imports did not contribute importantly to worker 
separations at the firm.

TA-W-39,322; Behr Robotics, Inc., Formerly Durr Robotics/Alstom, 
Rochester Hills, MI
TA-W-39,608; Advanced Flex, Inc., Minnetonka, MN
TA-W-38,760; Biddeford Textile Corp., Biddeford, ME
TA-W-39,697; Kopper Industries, Inc., Carbon Materials & Chemical Div., 
Follansbee, WV
TA-W-39,599; Dyna-Craft Industries, Inc., Apollo, PA
TA-W-39,554; Nova Dye and Print Corp., Waterbury, CT
TA-W-38,929; Akzo-Nobel Aerospace Coatings, Inc., Brownsville, TX

    The workers firm does not produce an article as required for 
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

TA-W-39,439; Sunoco Lube Service Center, Tulsa, OK

    The investigation revealed that criteria (1) has not been met. A 
significant number or proportion of the workers did not become totally 
or partially separated from employment as required for certification

TA-W-39,065 & A; Mundy Industrial Contractors, Kinston, NC and Leland, 
NC

Affirmative Determinations for Worker Adjustment Assistance

    The following certifications have been issued; the date following 
the company name and location of each determination references the 
impact date for all workers of such determination.

TA-W-39,663; Oxford Shift Group, Vidalia, GA: July 3, 2000
TA-W-39,274; Berne Apparel, Inc., Portland, Indiana Plant, Portland, 
IN: May 4, 2000
TA-W-39,656; Boston Scientific Northwest Technology Center, Inc., 
Redmond, WA: June 29, 2000
TA-W-38,720; M & S Sewing, Inc., Van Nuys, CA: January 29, 2000
TA-W-39,602; ADD Spirit, Inc., Twin City, GA: June 21, 2000
TA-W-39,647; H. Oritsky, Reading, PA: July 2, 2000
TA-W-39,571 & A; Auburn Sportswear, Brookhaven, MS and Hartwell 
Industries, Hartwell, GA: June 25, 2000
TA-W-39,013 & A; Boise Cascade Corp., Timber and Wood Products, Idaho 
Region, Cascade, IN and Emmett, ID: April 2, 2000
TA-W-39,612; York Sportswear Co., Inc., Hurtsboro, AL: June 29, 2000
TA-W-39,021; Ferry Cap and Set Screw Co., Cleveland, OH: June 20, 2000
TA-W-39,469; Tarkett, Inc., Whitehall, PA: May 27, 2001
TA-W-39,358; Turner Industries II, Ltd, Bowling Green, KY: May 14, 2000
TA-W-38,982; Lyons Falls Pulp and Paper, Inc., Lyons Falls, NY: March 
9, 2000
TA-W-39,399; Lomac LLC, Muskegon, MI: May 18, 2000
TA-W-39,332; Heckett Multiserve, Div. Of Harsco Corp., Employed at GST 
Steel Company, Kansas City, MO: May 9, 2000
TA-W-39,525; Maxxim Medical, Eaton Glove Plant, Eaton, OH: June 2, 2000
TA-W-38,842; Wisconsin Machine Tool Corp., West Allis, WI: March 6, 
2000
TA-W-39,493; Tennessee Machine and Hosiery, Inc., Dandridge, TN: June 
7, 2000
TA-W-39,411; Johnson Electric Automotive, Inc., Johnson Electric 
Automotive Motors, Columbus, MS: May 22, 2000
TA-W-39,491 & A; Stearns, Inc., Paynesville, MN and Sauk Rapids, MN: 
May 31, 2000
TA-W-39,504 & A; Mayflower Manufacturing Co., Inc., Old Forge, PA: May 
4, 2001 and Triple ``A'' Trouser, Scranton, PA: May 5, 2001

    Also, pursuant to Title V of the North American Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 103-182) concerning transitional 
adjustment assistance with Section 250(a), Subchapter D, Chapter 2, 
Title II, of the Trade Act as amended, the Department of Labor 
presents summaries of determinations regarding eligibility to apply

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for NAFTA-TAA issued during the month of July and August, 2001.
    In order for an affirmative determination to be made and a 
certification of eligibility to apply for NAFTA-TAA the following 
group eligibility requirements of Section 250 of the Trade Act must 
be met:
    (1) That a significant number or proportion of the workers in 
the workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision thereof, (including 
workers in any agricultural firm or appropriate subdivision thereof) 
have become totally or partially separated from employment and 
either--
    (2) That sales or production, or both, of such firm or 
subdivision have decreased absolutely,
    (3) That imports from Mexico or Canada of articles like or 
directly competitive with articles produced by such firm or 
subdivision have increased, and that the increases imports 
contributed importantly to such workers' separations or threat of 
separation and to the decline in sales or production of such firm or 
subdivision; or
    (4) That there has been a shift in production by such workers' 
firm or subdivision to Mexico or Canada of articles like or directly 
competitive with articles which are produced by the firm or 
subdivision.

Negative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

    In each of the following cases the investigation revealed that 
criteria (3) and (4) were not met. Imports from Canada or Mexico did 
not contribute importantly to workers' separations. There was no shift 
in production from the subject firm to Canada or Mexico during the 
relevant period.

NAFTA-TAA-04804; Birmingham Steel Corp., Joliet, IL
NAFTA-TAA-04907; General Cable Corp., Communications-Datacom Div., Cass 
City, MI
NAFTA-TAA-04980; Lomac LLC: Muskegon, MI
NAFTA-TAA-04960; Behr Robotics, Inc., Formerly Durr Robotics/Alstom, 
Rochest Hills, MI
NAFTA-TAA-04693; Thalman Manufacturing Co., Inc., Hempstead, NY
NAFTA-TAA-04680; Textron Fastening Systems, Thermoplastics Operations, 
Mishawaka, IN
NAFTA-TAA-04726; Boise Cascade Corp., Timber and Wood Products, Idaho 
Region, Cascade, ID
NAFTA-TAA-05026; Townsend Engineered Products, Textron Fastening 
Systems--Automotive Div., Spencer, TN
NAFTA-TAA-04662; Federal Mogul Corp., Powertrain Div., Malden, MO
NAFTA-TAA-04657; Pelton Casteel, Inc., Milwaukee, WI

    The investigation revealed that the criteria for eligibility have 
not been met for the reasons specified.
    The workers firm does not produce an article as required for 
certification under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.
NAFTA-TAA-05041; Seagate Technology, Inc., OKC 1020 Div., Oklahoma 
City, OK

Affirmative Determinations NAFTA-TAA

NAFTA-TAA-04883; Motorola, Inc., iDen Subscriber Div., Plantation, FL: 
May 14, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-04987; Tennessee Machine & Hosiery, Inc., Dandridge, TN: June 
7, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-05122; Maxxim Medical, Eaton Glove Plant, Eaton, OH: June 14, 
2000
NAFTA-TAA-04937; Jordana, Inc., Medley, FL: May 21, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-04943; Akzo-Nobel Aerospace Coatings, Inc., Brownsville, TX: 
March 20, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-04725; Lyons Falls Pulp and Paper, Inc., Lyons Falls, NY: 
March 24, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-04726A; Boise Cascade Corp., Timber and Wood Products, Idaho 
Region, Emmett, ID: All workers engaged in employment related to the 
production of plywood who become totally or partially separated on or 
after April 2000
NAFTA-TAA-04991; Triple ``A'' Trouser, Scranton, PA: May 5, 2001
NAFTA-TAA-04990; Mayflower Manufacturing Co., Inc., Old Forge, PA: May 
4, 2001
NAFTA-TAA-04870; Berne Apparel, Inc., Portland, Indiana Plant, 
Portland, IN: May 3, 2000
NAFTA-TAA-04984; Tarkett, Inc., Whitehall, PA: May 27, 2001
NAFTA-TAA-04557; M & S Sewing, Inc., Van Nuys, CA: January 29, 2000

    I hereby certify that the aforementioned determinations were issued 
during the month of July and August, 2001. Copies of these 
determinations are available for inspection in Room C-5311, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 
during normal business hours or will be mailed to persons who write to 
the above address.

    Dated: August 7, 2001.
Edward A. Tomchick,
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance.
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